Science Square (Issue 163)
Just 5 Minutes of Vigorous Exercise Per Day Could Lower Blood Pressure Blodgett et al. Device-Measured 24-Hour Movement…
Exercise
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Science Square (Issue 159)
Evening May Be the Best Time of Day to Exercise New research suggests that exercising in the evening…
Science Square (Issue 145)
Exercise keeps brain connections alive Casaletto K et al. Late‐life physical activity relates to brain tissue synaptic integrity…
Science Square (Issue 86)
1- Impressive Design and Strength of Spider Silk’s Web Original Article: Cranford, S.W. et al., Nature 482, 72…
Fasting on Ramadan and Yom Kippur
I am a Reform rabbi who has been studying Islam for more than 50 years. Reform Judaism is…
How the tests survive
1- How the “fit” tests survive Original Article: Lewis, G.D. et al., Science Translational Medicine 2, 33 (2010).…
Measuring Intelligence
Intelligence is such an elusive and relative concept that even the experts cannot agree on its nature. Definitions…
Increasing Brainpower
Brainpower can be defined as intellectual ability combined with intelligence, creativity, and learning ability. The brain is made…
Nutrition in Classical Islamic Medical Sources
Malnutrition is not the result of only insufficient food. It can also result from too much of the…